As space becomes scarcer and more expensive across the major cities of the world, people wanting to create spacious and comfortable urban living spaces are thinking laterally to break out of the shoebox city-centre apartment mould. In recent years, there’s been a surge of interest in homes that float on rivers or in harbours, and far from the old-fashioned image of cramped canal barges or motorboats, these homes are rapidly becoming larger, more luxurious and more attractive in their design. This blog looks at the most innovative examples of dream homes on the water.